surprise
Example Sentences
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Which team do you think has the greatest potential to surprise during the World Cup?
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
It is a trend that has played out repeatedly in past elections, and one that does not come as a surprise to careful elections watchers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
"I don't know what was going on in my head. Joy, surprise - so many emotions. I felt so overwhelmed," Chwalinska said.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
But there was no surprise appearance by Mojtaba at the commemoration, an event his father had attended every year since Khomeini's death in 1989.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
I take my cue from Father and don’t express surprise at such a strange, unusual name.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Vocabulary lists containing surprise
Emotions on Display
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Commonly Misspelled Words, List 6
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"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll, Chapters 1–3
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